SEU Characterization of Three Successive Generations of COTS SRAMs at Ultralow Bias Voltage to 14.2-MeV Neutrons


Abstract:

This paper presents a single event upset (SEU) sensitivity characterization at ultralow bias voltage of three generations of commercial off-the-shelf static random access memories (SRAMs) manufactured in 130-, 90-, and 65-nm CMOS processes. For this purpose, radiation tests with 14.2-MeV neutrons were performed for SRAM power supplies ranging from 0.5 to 3.15 V. The experimental results yielded clear evidences of the SEU sensitivity increase at very low bias voltages. These results have been cross-checked with pbkp_redictions issued from the modeling tool multiscales single event phenomena pbkp_redictive platform. Large-scale single event latchups and single event functional interrupts (SEFIs), observed in the 90- and 130-nm SRAMs, respectively, are also presented and discussed.

Año de publicación:

2018

Keywords:

  • Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)
  • low bias voltage
  • radiation hardness
  • reliability
  • static random access memories (SRAM)
  • neutron tests
  • Soft error

Fuente:

scopusscopus

Tipo de documento:

Article

Estado:

Acceso restringido

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